Chef Og’s Best Carrot Cake

Name: Chef Og’s Best Carrot Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 8-10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 large eggs; 1 1/2 cups oil; 2 cups dark brown sugar, packed; 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 teaspoon ginger; 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3 cups grated carrots; 1 cup chopped walnuts

Submitted by Chef OG

"This is absolutely the best carrot cake..I usually ice this with a cream cheese frosting"

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Ready In:: 1hr 5mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 8-10

ingredients

4 large eggs
1 ¹⁄₂ cups oil
2 cups dark brown sugar, packed
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ginger
¹⁄₂ teaspoon nutmeg
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
3 cups grated carrots
1 cup chopped walnuts

directions

Preheat oven to 350° F and prepare 2 x 9 inch round cake pans by spraying with non-stick cooking spray and lining bottom of pan with Parchment paper.
• Beat the eggs, oil and sugar at high speed until light and fluffy.
• sift the flour, baking soda, spices and salt together on to a piece of parchment or wax paper.
• add the dry ingredients to the mixer bowl and mix on low speed until almost incorporated.
• add the carrot and walnuts and mix at low speed just until smooth.
• Divide batter evenly into pans evenly and bake for approximately 35-40 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.
• cool in pan for 15 minutes then turn out onto rack and cool completely.